Overview of World Generating Capacity in 2007 – Historical Series

Overview of World Generating Capacity in 2007 – Historical Series

Global generating capacity rose from approximately 180 GW in 1938, to 212 GW immediately following the end of the Second World War, and then to 4,519 GW in 2007. Global capacity is forecast to reach 5,955 GW in 2020. Two regions which enjoyed the fastest rates of growth in the 1950s were the Middle East […]